Paleography talk – May 2024
Our meeting this month was on Paleography and was given by Rhys Griffith. The notes from the meeting, together with worked examples (i.e. documents and their transcription) are available to…
April talk: Operation Canonbury – a family connection
Phil Bullock outlined his own history, which included his schooldays at Worcester Royal Grammar School, and sharing his surname in his year group with three others that were not related.…
The Family History Show, Three Counties Showground
Vanessa, Jean, Catherine, Karen and Wendy await customers It was good to see so many in the Severn Hall at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on Saturday 16 March…
March Talk: Powick Hospital Patients in World War 1
Sarah Dentith gave the March talk on Powick Hospital Patients in World War I, using her extensive research on this topic. If you wish to follow in her footsteps you…
February 2024 Meeting – Art History
As a change from our normal diet of family history, February's meeting was on the subject of Art History. Jasmine Kee gave us a quick guide to Western/European art history…
History Celebration Morning at Redditch Library
Robert and I ran a publicity stand at Redditch Library on 20 January as part of their History Celebration Morning. A number of other societies also had stands, including Redditch…
Report on January 2024 Meeting
We enjoyed Linda Hammond’s interesting talk, from SW France, on Researching Criminal Children via Zoom. She suggested that there were several reasons why children might become criminals: poverty, lack of…
Useful Websites
At our December meeting the subject of where to look online for genealogical information other than the usual suspects (FindMy PAst, Ancestry, etc.). Gwen Evans has produced a list of…
Worcestershire Local History Forum Day
On Saturday 11 November Robert and I ran a publicity stand for MFHS at the Worcestershire Local History Forum Day. The event was hosted and organised by Bromsgrove Society Local…
Robert & Wendy in the publicity gazebo at Malvern Wells Fete
MFHS at The Hanleys Village Show and Malvern Wells Fete
Robert and I ran a publicity stand at The Hanleys Village Show on Saturday 26 August and Malvern Wells Fete on Sunday 10 September. At both events we had a…
A New Resource for Members
Paul Millington is prefacing each meeting with a short talk, nominally 10 minutes, on a genealogical topic to help people to use and understand the vast number of sources available…
A tour around Tewkesbury’s Alleys
On 23rd August about 30 members of MFHS gathered in Tewkesbury for a guided tour of the maze of alleys existing in the town. Why the alleys exist The alleys…